Texas Transportation Code

§ 393.007 — CIVIL PENALTY

TN § 393.007Title 6. ROADWAYS · Part H. HIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION · Ch. 393. OUTDOOR SIGNS ON PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY

Statute text

(a)A person who places or commissions the placement of or whose commercial advertisement is placed on a sign on the right-of-way of a public road that is not otherwise authorized by law may be liable for a civil penalty, provided that, for a person's first violation:

(1)the applicable political subdivision provides written notice to the person that the person may be liable for a civil penalty if the person fails to remove the sign within a specified period; and

(2)the person fails to remove the sign within the specified period. (a-1) A district or county attorney or a municipal attorney in the jurisdiction in which the placement of a sign on the right-of-way of a public road is alleged to have occurred may sue to collect the penalty.

(b)The amount of the civil penalty may not exceed:

(1)$1,000 for a first violation;

(2)$2,500 for a second violation; and

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Legislative history

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 68 (H.B. 875), Sec. 2, eff. May 20, 2009. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 278 (H.B. 3611), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025.